The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

past, he commenced his Establishments. and
! suppose il was the peculiar jersey accent
with which he spoke Spanish that al first
induced her 70 listen. For four days, three
times day. was the silent listener 70 the
most scientific loye-making that can be coz
ceived, and the eloquent man-ot-war's man
with his honeyed tongue had the venerable
daughter Of Ham in the tolls She, old
enough 20 be his mother, believed every
word he spoke, and brought hin pencil
and sheet Of paper TO write n0E7 tOsIne
Consul. | wrote Uncle Sans representative
letter asking him 10 call, AMI viii fes2-
and trembling we entrusted X % or Sstla
agent An hour after the door of the cell
opened and in Il was thrust yolnE salaoE
somewhat under the inausnoe Of liquor and
bearing on his bloody Il " Ehe ey-Eds-1csss -
d bTawl he sIos-e EnZtlsn and told u r1s1
lae was tbs third assistant ezsEZEsET da board
the blockade runner; rhar be lad got INTO
trouble with custom house officer and had
broken that gentlslnans had; had been
arrested By the police, and 50 Became our
cell-mate In a very htEse while We had
pumped him dry % al the information ne
could give as % his ship. her cargo. Ges1Ina-
ton, etc, and gave him our Story, etc, n
return that Is. he believed we did The
Jolly tar gave Us all the news we wished
and which could not have been ob1aInsd
from z better souroe-
PRESIDENT LISCOLES ORDER
The following day the American Consul
came, and a. MS request We were allowed 10
see him in the guardrOom OF the jail At
first the gentleman dOabted our statement,
but as | carried LA button Of nv blue shirt,
photograph copy Of an order slguei by the
Secretaries Of War and Navy and counter
signed by President Lincoln inStTuctlng all
government officials 10 assist me whenever
called upon be changed his conversation
and promised that he would see that our
lives were saved We never saw that gen
tlernan again. bur bis promise given 20 men
under sentence OF dean was nobly kept
The ninth day Of cur Incarceration the Pres
iden1 Of the courImarIial paid our cell a
visit, accompanied by Spanish priest He
read a paper purporting 70 Dc an order for
our execution on the second day following
al 5 a m, signed By the Governor General.
We did not steep ANY the following night
At 3 O'Clock .. m or the day before the
final performance Of the prisoners upon the
last stage Of life was 20 take place, we heard
the salute guns Of alan-of-waT reSOundlng
through the jail and the sable sweetheart Of
my companion informed me that 'friga-
tee Americana" had anchored on the city.
An hour afteTward the cell door was thrown
open and the brass buttOned uniform Of an
American officer looked to US like the garb
Of an archangel Our deliverer had come;
We were paced N the centre OF siudu u
United States marines and marched TO the
sea landing During our walk the populace
srIrgei and yelled around Us, and angry at
our escape from the gallows, assailed US with
the i7weSt abuse the Spanish language is
capable Of supplying. An armed boat Of
the frlgate received us, and l viii never for
get the deep satisfaction felt in standing
again safe and sound upon the deck OF a
vessel flying the American flag. The COM
manding officer informed me that he had
given the authorities,of Cumberland Harbor
one hour 70 deliver US up, with the decla-
ration that he would open his battery upon
the city at the expiration Of that time if his
wish was not complied with believe the
Jail authorities were disappointed at our re-
lease, as the gallOws had been built, and
their labor was this time, at least, in vain.
Thanks TO the information given US when
in prison by the engineer of the blockade
runner. this steamer was captured when at
tempting To run into Mobile, Ala The worst
deceived person was the old colored servant
girl of the Cumberland Harbor jail, as the
naval masters mate failed to keep his
promise, sOlemnly given, that he would
marry her if she would aid him in securing
his release. But he had good excuse; he
was already married TO a New Jersey lady.
ALBERT DELEUR,
Late United States Secret Service.